I have to say that the Chris Mullin comparison is dead on, except that Mullin is an elite shooter and Iggy likes to take it to the rims more.

I don’t think the characterization of Iggy bullying his way to the rim is accurate. He is actually very good at changing directions and cutting through the tiny space between the defenders, and he has the body strength to absorb the contact and adjust to finish.

Yes. It’s this agility I was trying to describe in my comment above. He’s strong, and not afraid of contact, but really damned agile. This goes back to the question I was asking above: is that skill or athleticism? This interesting article, unsurprisingly, says that better athletes have been found to possess more of it:

That’s an interesting discussion. Usually when people talk about athleticism they focus on explosiveness, but I’m not surprised to see the link between that and agility. I’d probably place agility in the “athleticism” category.

Everyone tries to pigeon hole individuals into player types. But this is what I know when I see Iggy. He knows how to play. He has basketball instincts to go along with his skills and whatever athleticism he has. I think this is under rated by many. For instance for all the athletic ability Ibi showed his basketball instincts were terrible in my view.

Everyone tries to pigeon hole individuals into player types. But this is what I know when I see Iggy. He knows how to play. He has basketball instincts to go along with his skills and whatever athleticism he has. I think this is under rated by many. For instance for all the athletic ability Ibi showed his basketball instincts were terrible in my view.

I mean that Iggy takes a lot of shots. Not always good shots. He’s a very aggressive offensive player and will have to adjust to the college game. Similar to Poole, I also expect some defensive learning curve as well.

Iggy was turning it over 3x per game in EYBL, 2x per game in HS. The HS was especially high usage (22 shots per game) but there will be an adjustment there. He’s also avg’d more TO than assists in his last 2 years of prep and EYBL.

I think the key will be creating a role where he can really focus on scoring with certain lineups and getting the most out of him in small bursts. At least to start.

There aren’t a lot of other players on the roster who want to take shots and that’s what makes Iggy so valuable.

When I watch him I almost see a version of Tyreke Evans. Here is the Draft Express summary of Evans that I feel could translate. I do think Evans is a notch or two above Iggy in athleticism but both are just scorers.

I think he has potential to be a far superior playmaker for others off the dribble than Matthews has shown thus far also. He will be turnover prone early but I like Iggy’s vision and passing ability based on tape (even if he’s looking to shoot first 90% of the time). CM I think could take another step as a ball screen handler but I’m skeptical he will ever be an above average passer.